Parliamentary questions

538. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take in relation to nitrous oxide following the publication of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report; his views on the report’s recommendations relating to nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50814/26]

539. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at a location (details supplied) from 27 May 2026 to 27 June 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50859/26]

540. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement he has undertaken to date with the Department of Transport and An Garda Síochána on powers of seizure and detention in relation to Graces Law ; and whether he has undertaken any direct engagement with Gardaí in County Louth on the matter. [50929/26]

541. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers, quad bikes, and e-scooters that have been seized or detained in County Louth for the years 2024 to 2026 respectively [50930/26]

542. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received by An Garda Síochána from members of the public in relation to scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters being used in residential areas across County Louth, for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50931/26]

543. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in County Louth involving the seizure of scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters which resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by An Gardaí Síochána for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50932/26]

544. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50933/26]

545. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) has not received a decision, despite initially applying 20 months ago, and having found no offences or criminal charges following a subject access report from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50949/26]

546. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for additional IPAS accommodation centres in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50990/26]

547. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 497, 498, 499, 500, 536 and 537 of 23 June 2026, if he is aware that many applicants awaiting renewal of their Irish Residence Permit continue to experience processing times significantly in excess of those stated in the recent parliamentary replies, in which he indicated…

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the general scheme of the European Public Prosecutor's Office Bill; the date on which the general scheme was or will be brought to Government; whether the stated commitment to publish enabling legislation in the first half of 2026 has been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51042/26]

549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected date on which the State will formally accede to the European Public Prosecutor's Office; the steps that remain to be completed before accession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51043/26]

550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests for judicial cooperation or mutual legal assistance received from the European Public Prosecutor's Office in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those requests granted in full, granted in part, or refused; the average time taken by the State to respond; and if he …

551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the response of the Department to public comments by the incoming European Chief Prosecutor describing the State as a jurisdiction in which shell companies are being established for the purposes of VAT fraud and money laundering; the assessment the Department has made of the State's exposure to organised crime arisi…

552. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of Stamp 4 renewal applications that are being processed within the estimated ten-to-twelve-week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51085/26]

553. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants, per county who are awaiting decisions under family reunification and other immigration permission schemes administered by Immigration Service Delivery; the average processing time for such applications; the steps being taken to reduce delays and improve customer service for applicants …

554. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for renewal of a Stamp 4, spouse of an Irish citizen will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51109/26]

555. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has plans to increase resources to immigration service delivery in order to rectify delays in the processing of Stamp 4 visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51128/26]

556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to extend the short stay visa waiver programme to South Africans; how often the list of eligible countries is updated; and the criteria used to decide the countries that will become eligible for this programme. [51137/26]

557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in each of the border, accelerated, standard, AMMR and inadmissibility procedures under the International Protection Act 2026; the nationalities represented in each procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51159/26]

558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the National Integration Fund 2026 will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51160/26]

559. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is considering introducing the international protection child payment, outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision, as a crucial anti-poverty measure in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51161/26]

560. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent to which the State is developing post-quantum cryptography in developing Ireland’s cyber resilience. [51188/26]

561. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of male international protection applicants who have been left without accommodation on arrival each month from January 2026 to date; if he plans to end this policy in the short term; and if so, the way in which he plans to meet the temporary accommodation needs of these individuals. [51193/26]

562. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of households with status in IPAS accommodation who have been written to with a notice of transfer; the breakdown of those households including the number of children affected; whether best interest assessments have taken place with respect to those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter…